Zonal SDK
The Zonal SDK is a pre-integrated development kit for Zone Controller Units (ZCUs). It combines proven Vector embedded software, automated deployment and tool execution, a remote development environment through Vector’s vHaas, and tailored technical consulting services. One package. One common work environment. One smooth path from evaluation to series production.
The Zonal SDK is built for everyone working on a Zone Controller Unit project. Software engineers writing an application logic, testing engineers running system validation, calibration engineers tuning parameters or system architects shaping the overall design. And the decision-makers who need a clear, predictable path from first evaluation to series SOP. Whatever your role, the SDK gives you a ready-to-use entry point.
Key Benefits at a Glance
ZCU development has many moving parts. The Zonal SDK consolidates them, so your teams spend less time integrating tools and more time building the controller.
- Ready to use from day one
A pre-integrated software package. No multi-vendor setup, no interface glue, no weeks of preparation. Remote access through vHaas
Evaluate and develop from anywhere in the world. No shipping, no hardware queue, no site limits.
- Smooth evaluation to series
The same environment carries you from first evaluation to full development and into series production. - One workspace for every role
Architects, integrators, application developers, and calibration engineers share a common tool environment and a common database. - Advisory from Vector experts
Customizable advisory services give your team direct access to Vector's ZCU experience.
One SDK. Many Roles. One Goal.
A ZCU project pulls together hardware, basic software, application logic, testing, and calibration. Each of those steps usually lives in a different tool, a different team, and a different timeline. The Zonal SDK changes that.
You get embedded software components that are already aligned with each other. You get a deployment and tool execution layer that automates configuration, code generation, and integration. You get remote access through Vector’s vHaas (additional tool), so your teams work from anywhere on the same setup. And you get advisory services scaled to what your project needs.
Evaluation starts on day one with a working reference. Development picks up where evaluation is left off, without a system rebuild. Series production inherits the same tool chain. The result: fewer interfaces, fewer hand-offs, less risk.
Embedded Software Products
Proven basic software components
Robust, production-grade software components provide a stable foundation for your ZCU.Aligned interfaces out of the box
Components talk to each other without integration guesswork. Less glue code, fewer defects.High-performance message routing
Embedded software and tooling tuned for the routing loads typical of zonal E/E architectures.
vHaas (Remote Access)
Global remote access to your ZCU environment
Develop, test, and calibrate from any location. No physical hardware dependency for evaluation and early development.Shared workspace for distributed teams
Architects, developers, testers, and calibration engineers access the same environment, at the same time.Smooth transition from evaluation to development
The environment that runs your first evaluation becomes the one you ship from. No parallel setups.
Technical Consulting Services
Concept to SOP support
Vector experts support your project from the first architecture decision to start of production.Tailored to your project scope
Vector’s knowledge transfer is modular. Take what your team needs right now and extend as the program matures.Access to Vector's ZCU experience
Direct input from the engineers who have already worked through the common ZCU pitfalls.
Deployment and Tool Execution
Automated configuration and code generation
Standardized toolchains replace manual setup steps. Runs the same way on every developer's workstation and in CI.Reproducible builds
Every engineer on the project builds against the same configuration. Fewer merge surprises, faster integration.CI/CD-ready
Plugs into your DevOps pipelines so that SDK builds, tests, and deployments run automatically.
More Insights
The Zonal SDK is only part of what Vector offers for ZCU projects. Pair it with technical consulting and engineering services as well as training support to scale your program.
Software Platform Services
vHaaS
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